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Paseo por Mexico Chapel of Santa Gertrudis in Zacapoaxtla

Chapel of Santa Gertrudis in Zacapoaxtla

Zacapoaxtla, Puebla

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In 1872, this temple with a flat nave was built, originally intended for the veneration of the Holy Child of Atocha, a devotion of foreign families settled in Zacapoaxtla. After the battle of 1886, a request was made to place the Image of Saint Gertrude, patron saint of some European nations, on the Altar, which is why these parishioners joined together to finish this Chapel.

Municipality

Zacapoaxtla is a municipality in the state of Puebla, its name means, "Place where the grass is counted", it has various architectural places such as the Municipal Palace, it is notable in its mountainous architectural style, the parish of San Pedro Apóstol which dates back to the 16th century, also a community museum called Xolalpalcalli, ", June 29 is the titular feast of San Pedro, it has a variety of tourist places such as the" Virgen de Guadalupe Temple "of colonial, religious type", the" Chapel of the Lord of Esquipulas "of colonial, religious type, the" Plaza de la Constitución ", in ecotourism the" Cascada de la Gloria "of the type interior body of water, waterfalls, the" Cascada veil de novia "and the" Cascada la olla ".

Festivities

From April 25th to May 5th, traditional fair. On June 29th, the feast of Saint Peter. “Suatalis”, the exchange of clothes between those who are going to get married. “Nenamictillis”, weddings. “Misagquiza”, the presentation of children in the temple or wake for the deceased. It can also be interpreted as the departure of mourners to mass three days after the body has been buried. The first Sunday in May, the “Mitoticuicalli” festival of native dances and Quetzales takes place.


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